Thinness and body shape of Playboy centerfolds from 1978 to 1998

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 590-592

  Katzmarzyk, P T ^a   Davis, C ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Curvaceousness; Disordered eating; Underweight; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS;

EID: 0035068081     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801571     Document Type: Article

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